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giant's kettle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: marmita de gigante — cylindrical pothole
  • Portuguese: marmita — cylindrical pothole
  • Spanish: marmita de gigante — cylindrical pothole
  • Spanish: marmita — cylindrical pothole